Search Results: Authors starting with C from Lighthousebooks, ABAA

Jarrolds London, (1957). Octavo, red cloth (hardcover), 246 pp. Good+, with sunned spine and edgewear, neat former-owner stamps and light foxing (age darkened spotting). From Preface: These stories have been arranged in chronological order and contain references to the history of their periods. They constitute, accordingly, something in the nature of a summary, in broad outline, of the history of piracy in the Mediterranean, the Atlantic Ocean and the West Indies, from the earliest times until its decline in the eighteenth century. The book is intended for all those people whose admiration of the heroes of adventure by sea is mainly stimulated by fanciful tales. The present collection, it is hoped, will induce them to study the actual deeds on which their favourite yarns are based. Apart from the dialogue, which has been introduced to make the information imparted more readable and interesting, the material used in the following pages has been taken from serious hisotries which, like those of… Read More

Staplehurst: Spellmount, (2004). Signed by the Author and 6 other Pilots. Octavo, blue boards (hardcover), gilt letters, 206 pp. Fine in a Fine, mylar protected dust jacket. From dust jacket: The purpose of this book is to draw attention to an aspect of the Second World War which, as its authors acknowledge, has been broadly overlooked. It marked the origins of “Space Wars” -- the operation of unmanned missiles against defenceless civilians. Operation Big Ben, the anti-V2 Spitfire missions, was one of the best kept secrets of the Second World War, until now, its 60th anniversary. Through Squadron histories, log books, official reports and interviews with the people who flew clipped winged Spitfires to dive-bomb V2 rocket sites towards the end of the Second World War, a story as fascinating as the Dam Busters raid or the Battle of Britain, is at last fully told. The authors explain the difficulties of the missions, utilizing the first-hand recollections of the men who completed the… Read More

New York: Robert M. McBride & Company, MCMXXX. Number 1050 of a limited edition of 1295. Signed by the Author. Octavo, cloth backed boards, paper labels to spine & upper cover, 135 pp. Very Good, with darkened spine & light foxing, in a broken slipcase.

London: Marshall Cavendish Partworks, 1977. 78 issues in three volumes. Octavo, blue plastic, magazine-style binders, 28 pp. per issue. Photos, color illustrations. Fine. Additional shipping will be required for the set of three volumes

London: Abelard-Schuman, 1969. First Edition. Octavo, black boards (hardcover), gilt letters, 176 pp. Neat former-owner bookplate; otherwise, Fine, in a Very Good, mylar protected dust jacket with lightly rubbed edges. From dust jacket: ...incidents such as the above abound in the literature on thunderbolts. This terrifying phenomenon, which can fall from a clear sky or enter an enclosed room, has mystified man from classical times onward. Citing examples of Flying Saucer sightings, the activities of poltergeists, and reports of death by spontaneous combustion, the authors demonstratge the strange similarities between these apparently inexplicable phenomena and the bahviour of thunderbolts. From a comprehensive study of the case histories of ball lightning we see how, even in the most bizarre instances, certain physical properties common to most cases can be deduced. The authors examine all the scientific theories that have been advanced to account for the enormous energy output of… Read More

Minneapolis, Minnesota: T. S. Denison & Company, Inc., (1977). First Edition. Signed and inscribed by the Author. Octavo, brown cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 114 pp. Very Good, with former-owner bookplate; in a Good, mylar protected dust jacket with edgewear that includes light chipping. From dust jacket: Clearwater, a sparkling city, is the personal experience of Roy Cadwell, a winter resident since 1958. He has spent the last four years searching out the little known facts of Clearwater and interviewing residents to present these in an interesting and informative way for the first time in order that citizens and tourists will have a greater knowledge of Clearwater and because of this will increase their enjoyment of one of Florida’s fascinating cities. Mr. Cadwell takes you on a personally conducted tour of Clearwater’s interesting geographical areas, enlivened by his experiences in other cities of the world. He tells the history of Clearwater and its people and also takes a look… Read More

Minneapolis, Minnesota: T. S. Denison & Company, Inc., (1977). First Edition. Octavo, brown cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 114 pp. Fine, in a Very Good dust jacket with light edgewear. From dust jacket: Clearwater, a sparkling city, is the personal experience of Roy Cadwell, a winter resident since 1958. He has spent the last four years searching out the little known facts of Clearwater and interviewing residents to present these in an interesting and informative way for the first time in order that citizens and tourists will have a greater knowledge of Clearwater and because of this will increase their enjoyment of one of Florida’s fascinating cities. Mr. Cadwell takes you on a personally conducted tour of Clearwater’s interesting geographical areas, enlivened by his experiences in other cities of the world. He tells the history of Clearwater and its people and also takes a look into the future.

‘s-Gravenhage: Van Stockum en zoon, 1963. Octavo, blue cloth, 172 pp. Maps, portraits, photos, illus., color plates of flags. Very Good in a slightly chipped dust jacket.

San Francisco: California Palace of Legion of Honor, 1949. One of 1200 copies printed at The Grabhorn Press. Quarto, stiff illustrated wrappers, printed in blue and black, [49] pp. 14 illustrations on seven separate leaves bound-in. Very Good.

Philadelphia: Dorrace, 1949. Contemporary Poets of Dorrance (397). First Edition. Signed by the Author. Octavo, cloth (hardcover), 49 pp. Fine with former-owner signature, in a Near-Fine dust jacket.

Cambridge: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, (1994). Octavo, blue boards (hardcover), silver letters, 385 pp. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: Rarely do we encounter books of such originality, erudition, and breadth that they persuade us to see our civilization in an entirely new light. The Ruin of Kasch is among them. Taking as his focus the periods immediately before and after the French Revolution but making occasional sallies backward and forward in time -- from Vedic India to the porticoes of the Palais-Royal and to the killing fields of Pol Pot -- Calasso recounts, elucidates, and interprets the downfall of what Baudelaire was already calling “the Modern.” This downfall came as a sequel to an earlier and opposite collapse: that of the archaic societies which were regulated by the movements of the stars and the rituals of sacrifice. At the center of the work stands the story of the ruin of Kasch, a legendary African kingdom whose annihilation becomes… Read More

Chicago, Illinois: The Cuneo Press, Inc., MCMXLV. Octavo, brown cloth (hardcover), gilt letters & decorations to spine, top edge gilt, uncut, xiii + 240 pp. Good+, with light edgewear that includes a bit of fraying. Contents: The Hall; The Busy Man; Family Servants; The Widow; The Lovers; Family Reliques; An Old Soldier; THe Widow’s Retinue; REady-Money Jack; Bachelors; A Literary Antiquary; The Farm-House; Horsemanship; Love Symptoms; Falconry; Hawking; Fortune-Telling; Love-Charms; A Bachelor’s Confessions; Gipsies; Village Worthies; The Schoolmaster; The School; A Village Politician; The Rookery; May-Day; The Culprit; Lovers’ Troubles; The Weddings; The Birth of Christ (Tennyson); The Shepherd’s Hymn (Richard Crashaw); A Christmas Carol (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow); 1944 Christmas Message (His Holiness Pope Pius XII).

Frederick Warne & Co., n.d. Large, oblong octavo, illustrated white cloth (hardcover), illustrations throughout. Bright and attractive covers with edgewear that includes a tear in cloth at the tip of spine; inner hinges broken, plates coming loose; all pages present; tear to P. 3/4 of The Fox Jumps over the Parson’s Gate.

Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers, (1987). Uncorrected Proof. Signed by the Author. Octavo, softbound, 332 pp. Photos. Very Good; spine sunned, otherwise clean and tight.

Winston-Salem: The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA), The University of North Carolina Press, (1988). Quarto, royal blue cloth (hardcover), silver letters, xi + 216 pp. Fine (As New) in a Fine (As New) dust jacket. From dust jacket: Among the artisans who settled and worked in Tennessee from the early 1790s until the Civil War period were tradesmen who made, repaired, plated, and retailed silver, jwelry, clocks, and watches. The geography, history, settlement, and trade patterns of Tennessee, combined with the experiences of the silversmiths themselves, brought about often unique regional styles. As the fledgling state matured, so did the products of its silversmiths. By the mid-nineteenth century, however, the silversmithing trade in Tennessee increasingly was affected by a dramatic shift in the technology of production...In this original survey Ben Caldwell divides the study of Tennessee silver into three chronological periods, outlines the lives of the silversmiths, clock and… Read More

Brigham Young University Press, (1979). Octavo, marbled boards (hardcover), gilt letters, xxviii + 140 pp. Fine in a Poor dust jacket. From dust jacket: The history surrounding George Armstrong Custer has long fascinated thousands who see in his colorful career and abrupt death a major turning point in white/Indian relations. This fine new volume, James Calhoun’s diary of the Black Hills Expedition, makes a significant contribution to the Custer lore. An officer of the Seventh Cavalry and General Custer’s brother-in-law, Calhoun served as Acting Assistant Adjutant General during the Black Hills Expedition. The discovery of gold during the 1874 campaign, in the heart of Sioux Indian territory, precipitated another rush on Indian domain -- a rush that led to further bloody conflict. More than a military log, Calhoun’s diary offers readers insights and opinions of significant events, as well as numerous letters, reports, and dispatches of importance to the expedition.

Lynchburg, VA: H. E. Howard, Inc., 1987. First Edition. Number 376 of 1,000. Signed and Inscribed by the Author. Signed twice and inscribed once by author. Octavo, blue cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, fold-out map, 300 pp. Very Good, with light soiling to page edges; former-owner’s blindstamp.

Spotsylvania Court House, Va.: C. M. Calkins, 1980. First Edition. Quarto, stiff printed wrappers, stapled, double-column, [ii], [78] pp. Maps, photographs, portraits. Fine.

New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1939. Octavo, blue cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, xi + 451 pp. Very Good+, with age darkening to page edges and endpapers; in a Fair, mylar protected dust jacket with edgewear that includes chipping.

New York: Forge, (2019). First Edition. Octavo, brown boards (hardcover), gilt letters, xii + 383 pp. Fine in a Fine dust jacket. From dust jacket: ...After two and a half years of occupation, and months of fighting between ISIS militants and government forces, the Mosul zoo was one of the few outdoor attractions still standing in Iraq’s second city. The zoo survived under the stern hand of Abu Laith, the “Father of Lions,” a lifelong animal lover. As the siege continued, Abu Laith and his family and helpers went hungry to keep the animals alive, risking their lives to pick through garbage for leftovers in ISIS-occupied neighborhoods. When liberation finally came, the city, its people, and the zoo were on their last legs, until by chance a local government scientist, Hakam, saw a message on Facebook: a charity in Austria wanted to rescue the animals. In a final heroic effort, Zombie the lion and Lula the bear were smuggled out of Iraq in a daring rescue operation.